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bedim

[bih-dim] / bɪˈdɪm /


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The darkening cinematic mood that has engulfed even 007 won't be allowed to bedim the Dolby Theatre.

From The Guardian Feb. 21, 2013

Ash and dust bedim the sky, blocking the sun's light.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

I fain would know if, when I heave a sigh, Tears e'er bedim thy sympathetic eye?

From The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales in Verse Together with Numerous Songs Upon Canadian Subjects by Thomas Cowherd

From all his wild compassions flown; Tears, strange till then, his eyes bedim; He wanders all alone.

From The Poems of Schiller — Third period by Friedrich Schiller

I believe; but gloomy fears Sometimes bedim my sight; I look to Thee with prayers and tears, And cry for strength and light.

From Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion by Various

She even transmitted a soupçon of the old glow to the bedimmed office of the presidency in the television series “24.”

From New York Times Oct. 4, 2010

What is so sad as a Kim bedimmed?

From Time Magazine Archive

She would probably be seen wandering at late night, with bedimmed stars and bedraggled gauze, until some vigorous officer should lead her to the station-house for vagrancy.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 by Various

With delight sparkling in her eyes, she sat gazing on his face, until the tear of affection rose and bedimmed their radiance.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 by Various

The man behind the dead horse lifted himself and strained his bedimmed eyes, seeing the youthful rider shoot past in pursuit of the savages.

From Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends by Burt L. Standish

As cloth after cloth is removed, the light seems to grow brighter and stronger, and yet it has changed not, the change being in the removal of the confining and bedimming coverings.

From A Series of Lessons in Raja Yoga by William Walker Atkinson

Keen rushed the light In quivering splendor from the writhen flash; Strong though they were, intolerable smote Their orbs of sight, and with bedimming glare Scorched up their blasted vision.

From Mosaics of Grecian History by Marcius Willson

Percival was suddenly conscious of a mist bedimming his eyes.

From West Wind Drift by George Barr McCutcheon

Mrs. Fairfax placed her hands upon their heads, tears bedimming her own eyes, and blessed them, and then kissed her daughter as she was about to leave the room.

From The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion by William A. (Alexander) Caruthers

Queen Anaïtis was very beautiful, even under his bedimming shadow.

From Jurgen A Comedy of Justice by James Branch Cabell




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